
[Middle English obloqui, from Late Latin obloquium, abusive contradiction, from Latin obloquī, to interrupt : ob-, against; see ob- + loquī, to speak.]
Public censure and — even worse — the disappointment of columnist George F. Will and other die-hard baseball fans are the fate of Barry Bonds, the slugger whose steroid use is now hitting the headlines:
"By now even Barry Bonds, although notably thick-skinned regarding public obloquy, might wish he had retired after the 1998 season..."
Link: Reading Barry Bonds' record
Posted March 13, 2006.
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noun
There he remained, weeping indignantly at her stream of obloquy, bitterly ashamed of his tears, until it was time for supper.
— Jonathan Keates Stendhal.
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